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branchful

branchful noun: as much as a branch can hold.

Noun

branchful (plural branchfuls)

  1. As much as a branch can hold.
    • All last week, trees simultaneously released entire branchfuls of leaves with exasperated sighs. They came clattering down like breakfast cereal.2009, Lee Ann Roripaugh, On the Cusp of a Dangerous Year, page 23

Forms of branchful

pluralbranchfuls

Origin of branchful

From branch + -ful.

Questions about branchful

What does branchful mean?
Branchful means as much as a branch can hold.
What part of speech is branchful?
Branchful is a noun.
What is the plural of branchful?
The plural of branchful is branchfuls.

Words near branchful in the dictionary

  1. branches off
  2. branches out
  3. branchest
  4. brancheth
  5. branchfall
  6. branchful
  7. branchfuls
  8. branchia
  9. branchiae
  10. branchial
  11. branchial arch

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